Mat

Note: The following text is taken from a 19th-century collection catalog and, in its language and perspective, partially reflects colonial thought patterns. We present the text in its original version to make the collection's history transparent and promote a critical examination of the colonial legacy. Certain terms and formulations may be perceived as problematic today. A 2009 research project concluded that most descriptions are factually correct and still usable; only a few details were found to be inaccurate or incorrect. The results of this project were published in the following collection catalog: khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265"271. Mat - "Djali".A mat of split rattan where the individual splits are assembled along side each other and fastened with bast cord which is pulled through these and then tied together. This mat is in common usage among the natives in South Celebes and is made in all sizes. In the houses of the wealthy natives it is normal that the entire floor is covered with such mats. They are also found in the houses of Europeans where they also cover the whole floor of a room, which is normally made of marble or bricks."Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 57). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller